The Real Winners and Losers From UFC 332

It wasn't a prestigious card. And it wasn't in a go-to MMA hotbed.

Nevertheless, the UFC pressed on with its latest numbered event—UFC 332—at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City with a women's flyweight title bout atop the bill.

No. 1 contender Natalia Silva beat sixth-ranked Wang Cong by unanimous decision over five rounds at 115 pounds for the division's vacant strap, filling the opening created when Valentina Shevchenko stepped aside due to shoulder and back injuries.

New champ Silva, 29, is now 9-0 in the company and hasn't lost since she was beaten by decision by Marina Rodriguez in the Thunder Fight promotion in 2017.

The 34-year-old Cong, who hadn't lost since Gabriella Fernandes beat her with a rear-naked choke on a Fight Night show in 2024, fell to 5-2 in the UFC.

B/R's combat staff ran the 14-fight gauntlet and compiled a list of the show's definitive winners and losers. Take a look at what we came up with and drop your thoughts in the app comments.

Winner: KO Lovers

Every fight fan loves a good knockout.

But Saturday night was an embarrassment of violent riches.

No fewer than 11 of the card's 14 fights ended inside the distance via strikes, including nine in the opening round.

In fact, seven fights in a row ended inside of five minutes during one stretch, from Jacobe Smith's 92-second blowout of Bruce Whitehead in the penultimate early prelim bout through the entire middle card to the main card, which opened with Roman Kopylov's shocking finish of Ateba Gautier at 3:12.

The 11 KOs broke the promotion's 18-year-old record of nine total KOs on a single card, which occurred at the UFC 92 numbered event in December 2008. Also setting records were the show's nine first-round KOs, eight consecutive KOs, and seven consecutive first-round KOs.

The shortest fight of the night was Anthony Wint's 23-second erasure of Lucas Armand in the mid-card opener at heavyweight.

Only two of the KOs, Eric Nolan's third-round defeat of Court McGee in the card's first fight and Alexander Hernandez's second-round finish of ex-lightweight champ Rafael Dos Anjos in its third fight, went past the opening round.

First-round winners included Smith, Kopylov, Wint, Johnny Walker, Marcus McGhee, Damian Pinas, Imanol Rodriguez, Esteban Ribovics, and Payton Talbott.

Winner: Instant Opportunity

There's good news and bad news for UFC newbie Roberto Soldic after Saturday.

The good news?

The Croatian – a two-division king in Poland's KSW promotion – earned a surgically violent victory over Khaos Williams, making him an instant player in the UFC's 170-pound division.

The bad news?

The UFC champion these days is Islam Makhachev, whose last loss came in 2015, when Ronda Rousey was still undefeated, still invincible, and still a month away from being kicked by Holly Holm.

Nevertheless, Soldic's precision striking, strong takedown defense, and judo background make him a real threat at welterweight, where he's likely to earn a shot at a ranked opponent after making a UFC veteran look overmatched.

After one numbered event with the company, that's a big enough prize.

Makhachev, for the time being, can be someone else's problem.

Winner: Aruban Assassin

It's one thing when Daniel Cormier raves.

It's another when Joe Rogan goes over the edge.

Both happened on middleweight Damian Pinas's behalf on Saturday's mid card.

The UFC's lone Aruban was matched with Russian veteran Andrey Pulyaev, who'd not been KO'd since 2023 and had a grueling three-rounder with main-card performer Ateba Gautier in January, becoming just the second fighter to last the distance with the Cameroonian.

Both Cormier and Rogan consider Gautier one of the promotion's most dangerous punchers, but they had to reassess after a right uppercut from Pinas left Pulyaev motionless on the floor with his eyes rolling back in his head, after just 75 seconds.

"He might be the scariest guy in the division," Rogan said.

"He just has to touch you. I would have never thought we'd have a debate that there's a scarier puncher in this division than Ateba Gautier."

Cormier, upon regaining composure, agreed.

"(I think he's) the single biggest power-puncher I've seen since we started doing this," he said.

Loser: Short-Notice Bully

Some consider the UFC a haven for bullies.

And maybe it is. But not for Anthony Romero. At least not Saturday.

The 29-year-old featherweight arrived for a short-notice date with veteran Marcus McGhee while billing himself as "The Bully," thanks to an uber-aggressive fighting style that had yielded 12 wins in 15 fights across multiple promotions and a Contender Series date in 2020.

That style didn't help much against "The Maniac," who shook off early shots from Romero, dropped him with a hard jab, and swarmed with punches on the canvas until referee Tyler Tomlinson stepped in with two seconds left in the first.

It was Romero's second finish loss in three fights, beaten in Round 3 by Olivier Aubin-Mercier in the PFL promotion three years ago in Atlanta.

In fact, he's now 3-4 since starting his career 9-0 and has lost three in a row since advancing his record to 12-1.

Winner: Making a Name

He's not a household name to those beyond the hardcore set.

Still, Anthony Wint did some good Saturday when it comes to recognition.

The 31-year-old was 6-0 across myriad promotions to begin his career, had a 34-second victory in a Contender Series appearance in the summer of 2025, then debuted in the UFC with an arm-triangle tap of Terrance Chatman 11 days later.

But winning a fight in less than 30 seconds—which Wint did via KO over Lucas Armand in the show's first prelim fight—has a way of boosting a profile. Virally.

In fact, the UFC's tweet of Wint's highlights racked up more than 30,000 views within 30 minutes of referee Mike Beltran's wave-off.

It won't hurt when people realize he's an ex-NFLer, though his time in the NFL's top league lasted only two games (2018) with the New York Jets.

"The Anthony Wint hype train," studio host Kate Abdo said. "That will not stop."

Loser: Early Star Power

No, it wasn't everyone's favorite card going in.

But if you were inclined to tune in when the Delta Center was three-quarters empty—let's say between 4 and 6 p.m. ET—you were in for a sentimental journey.

If little else.

Former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori and ex-lightweight champ Rafael Dos Anjos were in the second and third bouts of the show's early prelims, with ex-205-pounder Johnny Walker topping the card in bout No. 5.

It's not a reach to suggest Vettori and Dos Anjos (and Walker) had more star power—and more high-end achievement—than the rest of the card combined, beyond a penultimate bout involving two-time flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo.

It didn't go so well for the early guys, though.

Vettori lost a decision to Ismail Naurdiev, and Dos Anjos was stopped in Round 2 by Alexander Hernandez. For the record, Walker, back at heavyweight for the first time in eight years, stopped Mick Parkin with a knee strike at 3:35 of the first.

Instant gratification? Not so much.

Full Card Results

Main Card

Natalia Silva def. Wang Cong by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)

Payton Talbott def. Deiveson Figueiredo by KO (punches), 2:09, Round 1

Esteban Ribovics def. King Green by KO (punch), 4:08, Round 1

Roberto Soldić def. Khaos Williams by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-27)

Roman Kopylov def. Ateba Gautier by KO (punches) 3:12, Round 1

Preliminary Card

Imanol Rodriguez def. Alden Coria by KO (kick), 3:11, Round 1

Damian Pinas def. Andrey Pulyaev by KO (punch), 1:15, Round 1

Marcus McGhee def. Anthony Romero by KO, 4:58, Round 1

Anthony Wint def. Lucas Armand by KO (punches), 0:23, Round 1

Early Preliminary Card

Johnny Walker def. Mick Parkin by KO (knee), 3:35, Round 1

Jacobe Smith def. Bruce Whitehead by KO (punches), 1:32, Round 1

Alexander Hernandez def. Rafael Dos Anjos by KO (punch), 3:12, Round 2

Ismail Naurdiev def. Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Eric Nolan def. Court McGee by KO (punch), 3:26, Round 3